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July 4th

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American national holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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530 Notable birthdays

Albert Sechehaye

Swiss linguist (1870-1946).

Born July 4th, 1870 in Geneva.

Died July 2nd, 1946 at 75 years old in Geneva.

Marco Marin

Italian politician and fencer.

Born July 4th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Padua.

Eugenie Schwarzwald

Austrian educator and writer (1872-1940).

Born July 4th, 1872 in Ternopil, Polupanivka.

Died August 7th, 1940 at 68 years old in Zurich.

Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin

Nigerian activist.

Born July 4th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Zaria.

Márcio Mossoró

Brazilian association football player.

Born July 4th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Mossoró.

Anicet Lavodrama

Central african basketball player.

Born July 4th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Bangui.

Alberto Vaquina

Mozambique politician.

Born July 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Eráti District. [ref]

Peter Mankoč

Slovenian swimmer.

Born July 4th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ljubljana.

Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari

British east india company army officer (1841-1879).

Born July 4th, 1841 in Stenay.

Died September 3rd, 1879 at 38 years old in Kabul.

Christine Lavant

Austrian writer (1915–1973).

Born July 4th, 1915 in Großedling.

Died June 7th, 1973 at 57 years old in Wolfsberg.

Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer

German physician, zoologist and botanist (1805–1877).

Born July 4th, 1805 in Kassel.

Died October 2nd, 1877 at 72 years old in Kassel.

Krzysztof Putra

Polish politician (1957-2010).

Born July 4th, 1957 in Józefowo. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2010 at 52 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster). [ref]

Daniel Cornelius Danielssen

Norwegian dermatologist (1815-1893).

Born July 4th, 1815 in Bergen.

Died July 13th, 1894 at 79 years old in Bergen.

Kyriakos Karataidis

Greek footballer.

Born July 4th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Kastoria.

Miguel Ángel Estrella

Argentine pianist (1940–2022).

Born July 4th, 1940 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]

Died April 7th, 2022 at 81 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]

Karin Thürig

Swiss cyclist (born 1972).

Born July 4th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Rothenburg.

Dorothy Head Knode

Us tennis player (1925-2015).

Born July 4th, 1925 in Richmond.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 90 years old in Novato.

Štefan Uher

Czechoslovak director (1930–1993).

Born July 4th, 1930 in Prievidza. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1993 at 62 years old in Bratislava (heart failure).

Heinrich Kaminski

German composer (1886–1946).

Born July 4th, 1886 in Waldshut-Tiengen.

Died June 21st, 1946 at 59 years old in Kochel.

Cyril Tommasone

French gymnast.

Born July 4th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Villeurbanne.

Masatoshi Wakabayashi

Japanese politician (1934-2023).

Born July 4th, 1934 in Shinonoi.

Died November 11th, 2023 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Birgit Meineke

East german swimmer.

Born July 4th, 1964 (age 61 years) in East Berlin.

Reinhard Divis

Austrian league ice hockey player and ice hockey goalkeeper.

Born July 4th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Vienna.

Ernie Pieterse

South african racing driver.

Born July 4th, 1938 in Parow.

Died November 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Corrado Bafile

Catholic cardinal (1903–2005).

Born July 4th, 1903 in L'Aquila.

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.

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